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Drake was the first successful driller of an oil well.
(Source: https://www.priweb.org/ed/pgws/history/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html) -
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone
(Source: https://www.biography.com/people/alexander-graham-bell-9205497) -
On New Year's Eve of 1879, Thomas Edison demonstrated his incandescent lightbulb. He developed a filament that lasted longer and was effective enough to sell in the market. Today, the incandescent lightbulb is the standard lightbulb.
(Source: http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-lightbulb/) -
Today, batteries store energy for our daily uses. In math class, our graphing calculators are powered by triple A batteries. Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist invented the first battery in 1880.
(Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/when-was-the-first-battery-invented.htm) -
In Appleton, Wisconsin, the world's first hydroelectric power plant was built. Hydroelectric power plants are water powered.
(Source: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_1.html) -
This wind turbine produced about 12kW of electricity.
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The first geothermal power plant created in the US was built in The Geysers in California. However, the 250 kW plant wasn't able to survive the competition of other energy sources such as fossil fuels which were cheaper.
(Source: http://web.mit.edu/nature/archive/student_projects/2009/bjorn627/TheGeothermalCity/History.html) -
The Hoover Dam generates hydroelectric power for many cities in the Southwest of the United States.
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This law was made to prevent the further spreading of air pollutants. Everyday, Americans rely on fossil fuels without even realizing it. Simply going out by car releases CO2 into the ground level ozone.
(Source: https://envirohistorytimeline.wikispaces.com/1970+Clean+Air+Act+(1970,+with+beginning+in+1963+%26+additional+amendments+in+1965+%26+1990)) -
Nuclear power plants are feared by the public, and there's a reason for that. Meltdowns are hazardous. The Three Mile Island Accident happened in Pennsylvania where there was a partial nuclear meltdown at the plant.
(Source: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html)
